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Here is Australia we are using Phillips “3-year”. So far, some of the initial ones are older than 3-years and still going. My husband hasn’t had to replace any of them. I don’t understand all the comments on the light color as you can get ones that give the same light as the incandescent or ones that have the light of the normal fluorescent ones. Can’t you get the same choice of light colors in the USA?

Yes, here in the U.S. you can a variety of CFL’s. Dimmable, light color, and cold weather ballast type. If people spent 10 minutes doing some searching on the net rather then spew out absurdities! Heck-I found a plethora of them on eBay-48 for $50 U.S. and they were dimmable, plus that included shipping. And as far as the dreaded mercury references, you probably get more contact with it at a salad bar. These are the same people who probably swore they would never have ‘one of those things’-a home computer. But noooooooo, it’s all about Communism. Idiots.

Check this out as an example....

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-DIMMABLE-Compact-Fluorescent-Light-Bulbs-15w-75w-cfl_W0QQitemZ230191271198QQihZ013QQcategoryZ20706QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They have the color right, the last batch lasted about 3-6 months- it was a three pack. I guess I need to keep reciepts for lightbulbs now..